Roadside bomb kills 11 family members in Afghanistan

A suspected roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan has killed as many as 11 family members headed to a wedding as other attacks have left ten policemen dead.

A suspected roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan has killed as many as 11 family members headed to a wedding as other attacks have left ten policemen dead.

Five women, five children and a man in a vehicle were killed in Logar province on Friday.

“All were members of one family,” Mohammad Halim Fedayee, the provincial governor said, adding, “They were going to attend a wedding ceremony.” One woman and two men were also wounded in the blast.

Also on Friday, in Kapisa province, five Afghan policemen were killed in fighting with the Taliban militants.